Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 45642, Nathan Dow, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Dear Nathan
S 45642
CONTENTS

45 642 Rev  INVALID.
File No. 45 642
Nathan Dow
Rev Rev War
Act: 18 March 1818
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 132
[Arrangement of 1870.]

9242
R New Hampshire Nathan Dorr
of _____ in the state of who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Nason of the Massa. line, for the term of 6 years. 1777-
Inscribed on the Roll of N Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month to commence on the 17 of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 of Nov 19 and sent to Judge Bull Cheshire N H
Arrears to 4th of Mar 19  84 76 semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept 19  48 10 14 40 10 30 35 " " $ 132 76
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Continued
Notification sent to Peter Chase Esq. Exrs - N.H. July 21. 1820

Nathan Dow
Private Nixon's Mass. Regt.
Feb'y or March 1777
War
advised
April 17 1818
3 Years

Attest: I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original now on file in my office. Samuel Bell, App. Jus. Sup. Jud. County of New Hampshire.
I Nathan Dow of Atkinson in the County of Rockingham in the State of New Hampshire testify as a depon that in February or March one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven I enlisted in the company commanded by Capt Danforth in the regiment commanded by Col Wickson Nixon in the Massachusetts line on the continental establish- ment during the war, and  served as a regiment as a soldier in said regiment until the expiration of the war and was discharged at Westpoint and received a written discharge which I have since lost but do not know how or when I further testify that I have ever since been a citizen of and resident in the United States and that I never have received any pension under the laws of the United States I further testify that I am in reduced circumstance in life and stand in need of assistance from my country for support Nathan Dow Mark

I Samuel N Little of Atkinson in the county of Rockingham in the State of New Hampshire testify that in the year seventeen hundred and seventy seven I saw Nathan Dow the signer of the foregoing deposition doing duty as a private soldier in Col. Nison's regiment In the Continental Army I further testify that said Dow is in reduced circumstances in life and is in need of assistance from his country for support
Samuel N Little
State of New Hampshire April 17. 1818 Samuel N Little made oath to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed before me
Samuel Bell Asst. Jus. Sup. Court I Samuel Bell one of the judges of the Superior Court of Judicature of the State of New Hampshire do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Nathan Dow did serve in the Revolutionary War against the common enemy for the term of nine months at one time on the continental establishment and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support as stated in the preceding declaration, and I now trans- mit the proceedings and testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the direction of the act act of Congress
April 17. 1818
Samuel Bell Asst. Jus. Sup. Court

SCHEDULE
CONTAINING the whole estate and income of Nathan Dow  Quartermaster (his necessary clothing and bedding excepted,) by him subscribed, exhibited to the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Rockingham, on the day of July 1820, and annexed to his  the  Eleventh  oath, viz.  his Guardian  oath. Nothing
William Page.
State of New Hampshire Rockingham ss.
On this Eleventh day of July 1820 personally appeared in open Court at the  before John Harvey and Hall Burghin Esquires Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Rocking- ham being a Court of Record within and for said County of Rockingham having the power of fine and imprisonment William Page of Atkinson in said County who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he is Guardian of Nathan Dow aged about sixty seven years resident in At- kinson as aforesaid  on Compts Mentis That the said Nathan Dow has received a pension Certificate as a Soldier in the Revolutionary war. That the date of his original declaration in order to obtain a pension is the 17 th day of April 1818 that he has received a pension that the number of his certificate is 9,242. And I do solemnly swear that the said Nathan Dow has not nor has any person in trust for him to my knowledge any property or securities contracts or debts due to him nor has he any income other than what is contained in the foregoing Schedule by me

me subscribed and what arises from his pension the said Nathan Dow is by occupation a farmer, but is not able to pursue it by reason of age and in firmities —
William Page
Sworn to and declared at Chester on the eleventh day of July 1820 Before us
John Harvey } Judges of Hill Burgein } said Court
I Peter Charlwick Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Buckingham hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed are truly copied from the Record of the said Court; and I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the said Nathan Dow has no property.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court on this 14 th day of July 1820
P Charlwick
Nathan Dow
9.242.
(Sept 1819.)
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